Chris Conk just doesn’t get it. Conk and Ammon Covino, both former directors at the non-profit Idaho Aquarium, were sentences in Federal court Monday in Florida for conspiring to bring illegally harvested spotted rays and lemon sharks to Boise for display at…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great times to be a reefer
The annual holiday shopping season officially kicks off this week with the traditional Black Friday shopping day and we’ve got our annual list of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to share. We have done our best to cobble together…
Friday Smorgasbord: Old seas, strange fish and 3D maps
It’s Friday and here is another edition of our weekly smorgasbord of weird, wacky and interesting. Starting off is the discovery of a 100-million-year-old ocean found under the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. US Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologists drilling discovered what…
EcoTech ReefLink now shipping
We are in full-bore gadget mode and with the holiday shopping season upcoming the EcoTech ReefLink is now shipping and on its way to your favorite stores and retailers. If you are looking to land one of these, it will…
Neptune Systems shipping AWM for AquaIllumination LEDs
Neptune Systems has been busy bringing all the goodies they unveiled at MACNA to market and have just announced the Neptune AWM — or AquaIllumination Wireless Module — is now shipping. As we saw when we were at MACNA, the…
New Crowdfunding project tackles the dreaded AEFW
Even the hardiest and most seasoned aquarium veterans are susceptible to the dreaded acropora eating flatworm(AEFW), only recently described as Amakusaplana acroporae. The dreaded AEFW can devastate an aquarium relatively quickly taking years of growth out in a matter of…
Neptune Systems AFS Automatic Feeder System begins shipping
The Neptune Systems AFS has begun shipping just in time for the holiday gadget buying season. Designed to work with aquariums controllers right out of the box the Neptune Systems Automatic Feeding System (AFS) couples the benefit of adding an auto…
Friday Smorgasbord: Mixed media, Orcas, Old Clams and more
After taking a few Friday’s off, we’re getting back on pace with another edition of the Friday Smorgasbord. Leading off this week’s version with a pirouette is a unique and fascinating mashup. Looking at our aquariums, we are mesmerized with the…
Maxspect “Razor” 300W LED gets released
The Maxspect R420R “Razor” series is getting a big brother with the release of the Maxspect R420R “Razor” 300W LED Lighting Fixture. When we were at MACNA, we spied the Maxspect Razor 200 measuring in at 36 in. but now…
Pick your algae color, Build My LED launches genius refugium LED fixtures
We usually stick with a simple 6,500K or lower light for our refugiums but Build My LED is challenging this point of view with its new line of custom LED fixtures designed with your color of refugium macroalgae in mind.…